Atelier MARE

What Atelier MARE does

Atelier MARE is a Marseille-based architecture and landscape collective structured as a French loi 1901 non-profit association, founded in 2021 around a multidisciplinary group of roughly 10 core members — architects, landscape designers, photographers, artisans and engineers — operating under horizontal governance with two co-presidents (Félix Chameroy from early 2026, Madeline Delage from 2025) and a collegial body. The collective works on Mediterranean territories at scales ranging from objects to landscapes, with a stated focus on the "déjà-là": existing built heritage, vernacular know-how, local materials (Arundo donax / cane of Provence, dry stone / pierre sèche, rammed earth / pisé, recycled concrete) and material reuse.

Its portfolio of named projects — Cabane ARUNDO, Banco (Dalito terrazzo), Atlas des matériaux, Acclimatation(s) in Arles, Diagnostic pierre sèche across 11 municipalities, Mas de l'Eglise restoration, Sur la trace des terres de Crau, Transmettre la pierre sèche (LEADER transnational exchange with Brač, Croatia), and the Imaginaires de réemploi residency in Caen — reflects four interlocking service lines: commissioned architectural and landscape design; research residencies and diagnostics; pedagogical workshops and balades; and competitive / cultural productions. Technical underpinnings include photogrammetry and Lidar-supported heritage documentation, structural testing of cane with ENSA Paris-Malaquais's GSA Laboratory, and reuse-driven material prototyping.

The collective monetizes through project-based professional services (architecture, landscape, and heritage commissions for public and private clients), institutional grants and residencies from entities such as DRAC PACA, DRAC Normandie, Ville d'Arles, CAUE du Var, CARF, Programme LEADER and Villa Médicis, plus a recurring membership/adhesion stream via assoconnect.com. Go-to-market is community-led, responding to institutional calls for projects and combining direct commissioning with competition wins, public events and academic partnerships (ENSA Paris-Malaquais, Università Roma Tre, IED Roma, Envirobat BDM). The 2025 Villa Médicis Festival des Cabanes win for ARUNDO is the most prominent external recognition to date.

Name

Atelier MARE

Legal name

Atelier Mare

Website

https://atelier-mare.space

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Atelier MARE is a Marseille-based non-profit collective of architects, landscape designers and artisans founded in 2021, delivering research, design and pedagogical projects on Mediterranean vernacular construction and material reuse for public institutions, municipalities and private clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Landscape Design Projects: Project-based revenue from architectural and landscape design commissions for public and private clients, including rehabilitation projects, heritage conservation, and new constructions using sustainable materials.
2. Research Residencies and Institutional Grants: Funding from institutional partners such as DRAC, municipalities, and cultural organizations for architecture residencies and research projects on Mediterranean territories and sustainable construction.
3. Membership/Support: The collective accepts member support/adhesion through their assoconnect.com platform, allowing public supporters to join and contribute to the association.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Atelier MARE is a Marseille-based architecture and landscape collective that delivers design, research, and transmission services rooted in Mediterranean vernacular building knowledge. Its work spans architectural rehabilitation, landscape design, heritage diagnostics (notably of dry stone structures), and research on local materials such as Arundo donax (cane of Provence) and rammed earth. The collective also runs pedagogical workshops, public balades, and educational programs for schools and the general public.

Product overview

Atelier MARE is a collective of architecture and landscape professionals based in Marseille, operating as a non-profit association (loi 1901) since 2021. The organization focuses on Mediterranean territories and offers a portfolio of research, design, and educational projects centered on sustainable construction and local materials. Core offerings include architectural design and landscape conception services, research projects on traditional building materials (canne de Provence, dry stone, rammed earth), and pedagogical transmission activities. Key products include the Cabane ARUNDO pavilion exploring Giant Reed as a building material, the Banco project transforming concrete into artisanal terrazzo, and various research programs documenting material heritage. The collective serves diverse clients including local authorities, natural parks, private developers, CAUE organizations, and schools, offering services ranging from territorial surveys to architectural design and practical workshops.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cabane ARUNDO Architectural pavilion project exploring the use of Arundo donax (Giant Reed/Canne de Provence) as a building material, developed as a demonstration structure at Villa Médicis in Rome.
• Banco Design project transforming demolished concrete slabs into 'Dalito', an artisanal terrazzo material for furniture such as benches.
• Imaginaires de réemploi Architectural residency project exploring material reuse and circular economy in urban environments, including podcast and booklet outputs.
• Construire en canne de Provence Research program focused on reactivating Giant Reed (Arundo donax) as an ecological building material for Mediterranean architecture.
• Atlas des matériaux Research and educational project documenting and mapping Marseille's local building materials through public walks and sensitization activities.
• Ateliers pédagogiques en milieu scolaire Pedagogical workshops in schools focusing on natural building materials and landscape awareness for children from kindergarten to middle school.
• Acclimatation(s) - Fraîcheur de ville à Arles Architectural residency exploring urban cooling solutions in Arles' historic center through traditional techniques and local materials.
• Diagnostic pierre sèche Inventory and characterization of dry stone structures across 11 municipalities using field surveys, cartographic studies, and Lidar data analysis.
• Mas de l'Eglise Restoration project of an old Provençal building including structural consolidation, wall reconstruction, and traditional masonry techniques.
• Sur la trace des terres de Crau Documentation project exploring the vernacular architecture of the Crau plain, focusing on rammed earth (pisé/tapi) construction techniques.
• Transmettre la pierre sèche European LEADER program documenting and valorizing dry stone techniques through inventory, photogrammetry, and training activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• ARUNDO pavilion selected for Villa Médicis Festival des Cabanes 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Jean-Baptiste DuboisminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Individual professional co-organizing the 'Construire en canne et bambou' professional meeting in Chateauneuf-le-rouge.
• Boské BoiscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Structural engineering partner providing technical expertise and calculations for the ARUNDO pavilion project, supporting the structural design of cane-based architecture.
• Steuer ReedscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Cane supplier from Var region providing structural cane materials for the ARUNDO pavilion construction and other cane-based projects.
• ENSA Paris-Malaquais (GSA Laboratory)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Architecture school laboratory conducting compression resistance tests on cane materials, providing scientific validation for structural applications of Arundo donax.
• Collectif SAFIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Roman collective participating in ARUNDO project workshops, contributing traditional knowledge and artisanal skills for cane harvesting and processing.
• AK0 Architettura a kilometro zerocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Roman architecture collective supporting ARUNDO pavilion construction, providing local support and collaboration during the 4-week build phase in Rome.
• Università Roma TreminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025University participating in ARUNDO project through student workshops on traditional cane craftsmanship techniques.
• IED Roma (Istituto Europeo di Design)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Design school participating in ARUNDO workshops involving students in traditional cane processing and crafting.
• Communauté d'agglomération de la Riviera française (CARF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Inter-municipal authority commissioning dry stone heritage diagnostic across 11 communes, including work by Amphi-culture and Les Pierres du Loup.
• Envirobat BDMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Professional association for sustainable building in Provence organizing knowledge-sharing events on cane and bamboo construction, partnering on professional encounters and training.
• DRAC PACAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Regional cultural authority (Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles) partnering on architecture residency programs including Acclimatation(s) in Arles, providing funding and institutional support for research on Mediterranean heritage and climate adaptation.
• Ville d'ArlescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Municipal government co-organizing the Acclimatation(s) residency focused on urban cooling solutions for the UNESCO-protected historic center.
• Maison de l'Architecture et de la Ville PACA (MAV PACA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Regional architecture center partnering on the Acclimatation(s) residency program for climate adaptation research.
• Territoires Pionniers (Maison de l'architecture de basse Normandie)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Architecture center organizing the Imaginaires de réemploi residency, hosting Marion Chapon and Hannah Höfte for 6-week research project on material reuse in Caen.
• DRAC NormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Regional cultural authority funding the Imaginaires de réemploi architecture residency on material reuse and circular economy in construction.
• Aurore Le BihanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Creative professional partnering on podcast production for the Imaginaires de réemploi project, contributing to audio documentation.
• Tiers Lab des TransitionsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Marseille-based collaborative space hosting the podcast launch event for Imaginaires de réemploi.
• VolubiliscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Cultural association leading the LEADER Pierre-Sèche transnational project, coordinating exchanges between French and Croatian territories on dry stone heritage documentation.
• Parc Naturel Régional du Mont-VentouxcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Regional nature park partnering on dry stone heritage documentation project, providing local knowledge and institutional support for inventory work.
• Programme LEADERcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022European rural development programme funding transnational exchange on traditional building techniques between Provence and Brač, Croatia.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Territoires Pionniers: Normandy architecture residency organization that hosted Atelier MARE's Imaginaires de réemploi residency. Functions as an institutional partner and ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor, but is highly relevant as a comparable architecture-residency operator.

Direct peers

• Studio Mumbai: Indian architecture practice (Bijoy Jain) renowned for working with local craftspeople and traditional materials at craft scale. Directly comparable on a material-led, vernacular-construction approach where artisan knowledge is the core asset.
• Assemble: UK-based architecture collective known for community-led, material-focused projects and a cooperative working structure. Comparable as a Turner Prize-winning collective that fuses architecture, craft, and social mission.
• Rural Studio: Auburn University community architecture program designing and building with local materials in under-served Alabama communities. Directly comparable on the pedagogical and transmission ethos and use of vernacular craft.
• Wagon Landscaping: French landscape architecture firm with a strong territorial and ecological focus on the Mediterranean and French landscapes. Closest French landscape-architecture peer in terms of approach and territorial sensitivity.
• Collectif Etc: French architecture collective based in Lyon working on vernacular materials, participatory construction sites, and territorial projects. Operates with a similar horizontal, mission-driven structure and is the closest operating-model comparable to Atelier MARE in France.
• Tatiana Bilbao Estudio: Mexican architecture practice focused on contextual, sustainable, and community-rooted design with strong emphasis on low-cost construction and local materials. Comparable in mission, scale, and commitment to a contextually embedded practice.

Broad incumbents

• Lacaton & Vassal: Pritzker Prize-winning French architecture firm focused on sustainability, existing buildings, and low-cost/low-impact construction. A broader incumbent in the same French sustainable-architecture conversation, but operating at significantly larger scale and scope.
• Stefano Boeri Architetti: Italian architecture practice with international profile on green, Mediterranean, and biophilic design. Comparable on regional focus (Italy/Mediterranean) and sustainability positioning, though at much larger scale.
• Snøhetta: Global architecture and landscape-design practice with strong sustainability and landscape-architecture credentials. Comparable as an incumbent operating across architecture and landscape, but at significantly larger scale than Atelier MARE.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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